Dear Manhattan Roommate A rent paying tenant you rent from is not an entity or individual subject to SCRIE as the published rules suggest that...

How do I go about filing a complaint against my roommates who want us out and is taking our mail as a tactic and or fraudulent?

You report theft of mail to your local USPS Postmaster. You are living in unacceptable conditions. If you had an attorney of your own, you may...

Answering the phone is not a lawful excuse for mask removal within the store.

Dear Arkville Property Owner I gather the tenancy ended after a written lease expired and the former tenant was month to month on April...

Will I be served papers now in foreclosure since Coronavirus pause has been lifted for filings in existing cases?

Dear Glen Cove Home Owner: The plaintiff has 120 days available for service of the filed summons and complaint. The interruption in filing...

Dear New Hartford Lender: Without suggesting knowledge of Virginia judgment enforcement statutes, if Virginia is in any manner similar to NY...

Tenants confirmed to renew the lease verbally as well as in text messages several times, Is it legally binding?

Dear Garden City Property Owner What is the problem? Are you worried that the lease is binding on you but the tenants won't release you to rent...

Is it legal for an co-op attorney to send letters during the corona virus threatening to terminate your occupancy agreement ?

Dear Brooklyn Shareholder: Court proceedings are suspended. Internal tenancy termination activities within a cooperative corporation, a...

Dear Flushing Tenant: Are you helped out by a response here that the "law" could hold your former landlord responsible for the value of your...

Issue with established letting agent simply not responding to payment plans

Dear Ossining Tenant: If the landlord sues you for unpaid rent, you have legal defenses to raise to prevent eviction, as well as the opportunity...